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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1999
Kazuyoshi Oyama, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Hideaki Fukushima, Gunma-ken, JP;
Kazuyoshi Ieizumi, Gunma-ken, JP;
Shigeru Kuribara, Gunma-ken, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a component suction site-teaching system and method for an electronic component-mounting apparatus including a vacuum nozzle having a nozzle end face for picking up an electronic component thereat by vacuum. The vacuum nozzle is moved in directions of X axis and Y axis. An image of the electronic component set at a pickup position is taken. A graphical image of the nozzle end face of the vacuum nozzle is created from shape data of the vacuum nozzle. The image of the electronic component taken by the image taking means and the graphical image of the nozzle end face created by the image creating means, are displayed on a screen such that the graphical image of the nozzle end face is superimposed on the image of the electronic component. The image of the electronic component and the graphical image of the nozzle end face are moved relative to each other on the screen of the display means, thereby effecting alignment of the graphical image of the nozzle end face with an image of a predetermined site of the electronic component. A location of the predetermined site of the electronic component the image of which has been aligned with the graphical image of the nozzle end face by the image control means, is taught to nozzle moving means for moving the vacuum nozzle, as a location of a suction site of the electronic component to be sucked by the vacuum nozzle.